In that wondrous realm, noble teachers of virtue are seen, and women of good families, devoted to their husbands, adorned with every excellence. Sacred forests and groves stretch across the land, delightful gardens and divine temples rise amidst a profusion of flowers, their beauty enchanting all who behold them. The forests are alive with a marvelous array of trees: shala, tala, tamala, bakula, nagakesara, pippala, karnikara, fragrant sandalwood, aguru, and champaka; puṇnāga, coconut, jackfruit, pine, orange, lakucha, lodhra, saptaparṇa, and auspicious anjana; mango, bilva, kadamba, shimshapa, dhava, khadira, patala, ashoka, tagara, and karavira of white and other hues; yellow arjuna, bhallataka, siddha, amrataka, as well as banyan, sacred fig, kashmarya, palasha, and deodar; mandara, parijata, tamarind, vibhitaka, prachina amalaki, plaksha, jambu, and shirisha; kaleya, kanchanara, madhu-jambira, tinduka, date, agastya, bakula, shakotaka, and haritaka; kankola, mucukunda, hintala, bijapura, clusters of ketaki groves, atimukta, and kubjaka. Jasmine vines bloom, kundabana flourishes, and clusters of banana trees abound, with matulunga, areca nuts, karuna, and sindhuvara fruits. Bahuvara, kovidara, badara, and karañjaka trees stand among countless other flowering trees, all delightful to behold. Creepers and shrubs twine through canopies, and gardens like Nandana overflow with the fragrance of flowers, their branches bowed beneath the weight of fruit. The air rings with the calls of birds—chakoras, kalavinka, peacocks, parrots, cuckoos, pigeons, khanjariṭa, hawks, doves, and many other delightful species. Animals roam freely; lotuses bloom, bumblebees hum, and priyaputras frolic. Rivers wind through the land, lotus ponds and lakes shimmer, each adorned with kumuda and utpala lotuses, white and colored blossoms, and fragrant kahlaras. Aquatic flowers of every kind flourish, their divine fragrance and radiant beauty enchanting in every season. Swans and karandavas glide across the water, chakravakas, sarasa cranes, balaka herons, turtles, fish, and crocodiles inhabit the lakes. Waterfowl, kadamba birds, divers, water-cocks, and other aquatic creatures fill the air with varied sounds. Everywhere, birds of many colors flit joyfully, amidst flowers and sacred bodies of water. Auspicious trees and diverse gardens are home to birds and animals dwelling both on land and in water. At the heart of this great city rise divine temples of the gods. Here dwells the blessed god, the enemy of Tripura, the three-eyed one—Mahakala, Shiva, renowned as the bestower of all desires. Those who bathe properly in the Shiva-kunda, the destroyer of sins, and duly satisfy the gods, ancestors, and sages, then go to Shiva’s temple and circumambulate it three times. Entering with self-control, clad in clean garments, senses subdued, they worship with baths, flowers, fragrances, incense, and lamps, offering their devotion. With offerings of food, gifts, songs, music, circumambulations, prostrations, dances, and hymns, Shankara is worshipped. Even a single act of proper worship to Mahakala, Shiva, grants the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices. Freed from all sins, ascending celestial vehicles that fulfill every desire, the devotee reaches the third heaven, the abode of Shambhu. There, assuming a divine form adorned with celestial ornaments, he enjoys excellent pleasures until the end of the cosmic cycle. In Shiva’s world, free from old age and death, when his merit is exhausted, he is born again in the highest family of Brahmanas. He becomes a Brahmana learned in all four Vedas and scriptures, attains Pashupata yoga, and then reaches liberation. A holy river flows there, renowned as Shipra. Whoever bathes in it according to the proper rites and satisfies the ancestors and deities is freed from all sins, ascending an excellent celestial vehicle, and enjoys pleasures in the world of the gods. There, too, resides the blessed Lord, the god of gods, Janardana—Govinda, Hari, the master, bestower of enjoyment and liberation. Seeing him, together with twenty-one generations, one attains liberation, ascending a celestial vehicle shining like the sun, adorned with a network of tinkling bells. Endowed with all fulfilled desires, riding a wish-yielding, unfailing vehicle, praised by Gandharvas, he is honored in the world of Vishnu. He enjoys various pleasures, free from distress and suffering, handsome, fortunate, and happy, until the end of the cosmic cycle. When the time comes, he is born as a wise Brahmana on earth, in the house of the best yogins, knowing the true meaning of the Vedas and scriptures. Having taken up Vaishnava yoga, he then attains liberation. There, O twice-born ones, is Vishnu named Vikramasvamin. Whether man or woman, seeing him attains the previously described fruit. Other gods also dwell there, led by Indra. Thus, this sacred city is a place of divine beauty, virtue, and liberation, where the blessed ones enjoy celestial pleasures and ultimately attain the highest freedom.